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Show scattered thia way and that to escape. es-cape. Now every 'member of Baggy Hill colony wore aa aooro eap, excepting Roly Poly Cfcoenut who couldn't, sad when the enemy beheld this they were staggered for a moment "What queer aeons!' fat white' worm exclaimed. ex-claimed. "1 choose that nat with one eye (English Walnut) tor my own house, -whea w win!" . Well, tha defenders . of Baggy 'Hill did wonders but they were greatly outnumbered. rather Bargy, using a thorn, did great battle: Bad-Eyed Bue. the buckeye. A Strange Attack on Bafcrgy Hill Cappy Acorn wag lolling under a trig -eaJr t,-ee. g Inking ot how glorious are' The rlj autumn days, when a number t eataabltaata of Baggy Hill raahad as ta tha acorn policeman with ths awful newa that aa army was approaching ta give battle. To arm!" Cappy rld and a second after ha uttered tha cry Sad Brad Boa Bvckey fell agrtaet all well and good, W give you 1$ minutes to decide. Pleasa remember re-member this Is Friday Us 11th of tha month. There are l.toO la ay army. All omen are bad for yo- "I gtva yoa It second to hump yourself II times bach towards roar cannibal army!" Cappy shouted, shout-ed, waving hla dub and showing hla needlepoint star. At that very Instant English Walnut dror grain of white sand need for a golf ball, at the caterpillar, and It whizzed Just over his head. girl though she was, rushed among tha enemy until captured, and then her erream of terror awoke Chuckle-Chuckle, the squirrel, from a nap and he peeked out upon the scene. Cappy Acorn was down and about to be carried off by the leader caterpillar, when Roly-I'oly Roly-I'oly Cooosnut got -busy and the work he did made the enemy waver. However, the attacker crowded on and . Mr. Chuckle-Chuckle, Chuckle-Chuckle, realizing that he would' have a bad time of it if the worm succeeded In capturing tha acorns, got Into the fray. The squirrel, using hla brown bushy Urll for a wsapon and also a shield, soon turned the tide of battle, for he all but wrecked the big caterpillar caterpil-lar leader fusty dress and the latter bawling for mercy a Chuekle-Chackle's tall swept here and there, bumped himself away hi breast sobbing. Of coarse Cappy blushed, even though exalted ex-alted and worried. , . From Baggy Bill cane every Inhabitant In-habitant ready to da and dare. The oak trees hang heavy with acorns ready ta go ant Into th world and many et them lay apoa the ground, too lazy- ta longer baag oa braacb.se. "Every mother's ana and daughter daugh-ter will have ta help defend our land!" tha aeera polloamaa shoaled. shoal-ed. "In th name of tha law I demand help!" - - Presently, ss even tha humpback hump-back peanut and English Wains stood ready and alarm-faced to meet tha owoomtxtg army, a whit flag was seen approaching, wig-wagging wig-wagging as it came. This flag was a petal of a white meadow flower and It wig-wagged boos use lta carrier moved queer ly. When th fla bearer rear bed a long 'fgL J to hid, being guided by a wild-eyed wild-eyed butterfly who claimed to be tha bright-colored worm' grandma. grand-ma. Ha took refuge In a tree where a snug bouee was found and there, believing himself safe, this fellow eet to work making for himself him-self a bed. He bad uawlsely taken refuse In Chuckle-Chuckle's own home, though; so that few moments mo-ments later, whsn tb nut war celebrating their victory and Cappy waa a hero, th celebration waa polled for a moment when the caterpillar was thrown out of th nest and Into tha crowd. suing of wild morning glory tendrils ten-drils which Cappy bad stretched between hla own army aad the aak tree' base, be cried. "Halt!" aad fat caterpillar raised up oa his tall-end. waved tha flowr petal and aald: "I am hoptag for peace without conflict, dear sir. for ths reason, that I an soon to weave myself a bad, go ta alee aad later wake up In tha golden boors of aatuma a gorgeous butterfly. If yoa Peanut Pea-nut people and ether Nat folk will allow my army ta come to yonder oak tree without fighting. "Wi give you 13 minutes ta decide" "The first shot ot tha battle!" howled th caterpillar aad ha did not pa us to arga further. In a few moments, therefore, the worm army appeared, led by the caterpillar. Moat of the attacker proved to be white worms, oaoh bent apoa making a horn la aa acorn for tha winter: and the attackers at-tackers came ao thick and fast that scorns lying on th ground. |